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Personal info

Full name
SCHMITZ, August Mathew
Date of birth
5 January 1913
Age
32
Place of birth
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36251239
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Goesdorf, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 5 25

Immediate family

Members
August J. Schmitz (father)
Jersie C. Schmitz (mother)
Russell K. Schmitz (brother)
Ruth Schmitz (sister)
Lucille Schmitz (sister)

More information

Pfc August M. Schmitz attended high school for one year and was a stock clerk at the Paper Co. before he enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 18 July 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Wisconsin State Journal - 9 February 1945